St John's Church, Maindee

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St John's Church
The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Maindee
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St John's Church, Maindee
51°35′27″N2°58′27″W / 51.5908°N 2.9742°W / 51.5908; -2.9742
Location Newport
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
StatusActive
Dedication St John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Style Neo-gothic
Years built1859–60
Specifications
Number of spires 1
Administration
Diocese Monmouth
Archdeaconry Newport
Deanery Newport
Parish Maindee
Clergy
Bishop(s) Richard Pain

The Church of St John is a Victorian Church in Wales parish church in Maindee, Newport, Wales. [1]

History

The church was built between 1859 and 1860 by Prichard and Seddon of Llandaff. The tower was completed in 1911 by John Coates Carter. The church was devastated by bomb damage in 1941. The church interior was reconstructed between 1951 and 1952, after an arson attack on 11 November 1949. It was reopened by the Bishop of Monmouth on 18 September 1952. [2]

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